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How to get in shape for the snowboarding season can be your first question if you are planning to take active part in this winter sport. In fact most of the sports persons interested in snowboarding prepare their body during off season. Some tips are provided in this write up that can help you in shaping your body for the coming season of snowboarding.
Be prepared throughout the year: Most of the people who do not care about their shape during off season may find it difficult to get within few days prior to the start of the snowboarding season. You can easily prepare your self before the star of season if you workout actively at least twice a week throughout the year.
Practice on surf or skateboard: You can practice on balancing yourself on skateboard or surf board as you have to do on snowboard.
Do balancing exercises: You can prepare yourself for coming snowboarding season by strengthening your balancing with the help of Swiss ball during off season.
Workout at gym: You can workout regularly if have a particular place for it. Joining a gym for few months prior to the start of season can be good choice for you to shape yourself.
Work on your hamstrings: If you are a snowboard enthusiast then you should not forget to workout on the muscle groups like hamstrings that are not used normally. They are more prone to injuries in case of unbalance while snowboarding.
Work on your quads: Quads play a great role in snowboarding so you must keep your legs ready for it. You can also try body weight squats to shape up your body for using your legs for long on hills.
Eccentric loading exercises: You can be ready to absorb bumps on the hill while landing and to be familiar to it you can try eccentric loading exercises. For this purpose you should be able to control you up and down motions. You can use barbell to do slow down and fast up motions. These slow down motions will help in keeping you ready while landing on hill during snowboarding.
Work on the alignment of knee, ankle and hips: You can do squats and other stabilization exercises while standing in front of a mirror to ensure that your ankles, hips and knees are perfectly aligned as it is very important for your success in this sport.
Take care of your upper body also: To ensure that you can handle any situation on the hill when you fell during snowboarding you should add some exercises for your upper body also in your workout routine.
Do cardio exercises: You should do cardio exercises regularly if you are planning to spend time on snowboarding for few days. It will help you in developing your stamina and preventing fatigue as you may have to work continuously for several hours at a stretch while snowboarding on hill.
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